It's not an exclusive club for members only or anything like that, just the unofficial name for a group chat that consists of me and a few of my closest friends - a party of four on the hunt for the best spices in town, and beyond.

After meeting in Cleethorpes on the last couple of occasions, we decided to broaden our horizons and revisit a popular haunt in Brigg - Mumbai Lounge, situated opposite the Old Courts Road car park.

What did we choose?

We usually like to keep things nice and simple; maybe a couple of papadums to start, followed by a main each plus rice and naans to share.

Given that we were tasked with a review this time, though, two of us decided to mix things up - quite literally in my case - and order starters.

I opted for the mixed platter (for one), which featured an onion bhaji, mixed tikka meat and a rather delicate samosa, plus some greens and a neat slice of lemon for those interested in presentation...

My friend chose the lamb tikka kebab, and then the 'main' decision needed to be made.

I picked one of the house specials, Nawabi Murgh (£11.50), while my dining partners went for the Devdas (£10.50), Mumbai Special Chicken (£11.50) and Chicken Madras (£7.20) respectively.

How long did we wait?

We had to wait about ten or 15 minutes for our starters - which came alongside the papadums - with another 15 minute gap between that and the arrival of our main dishes.

It gave the four of us time to put the world to rights, and of course get to grips with a much-needed pint of Lal Toofan. If you've never had it, it's more than worth a try!

And how was the food?

Very tasty indeed; as my dining partners agreed.

As mentioned above, I usually keep it very simple when ordering a curry. You like what you like, right? But it was pleasing to try something new and not regret the decision.

It perhaps wasn't as spicy as I would normally like, but the dish was well seasoned and packed full of flavour. There are plenty of other choices to make on the menu, but the house specials - and there are quite a few of them - come well recommended.

Aside from the mains, our rice dishes were well presented and proved just the ticket to accompany our mains, while my garlic naan was among the best I've ever sampled. Enough said.

The lamb tikka starter was particularly appetising (Image: Liam Wood)

So what’s the verdict?

Excellent, as always. As a regular visitor, the food was up to its usual high standard - and the service, as always, was spot on.

Was there room for dessert?

Sadly not. We did have a look at the menu, but the extra side dishes proved too much for us to handle!